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Chapter 11

           Infact,muchthesamesortofmovementandmixturewentoninoldEnglandaswefindinolderHerodotus,whoalso,intellingwhathadbeen,thoughtitwelltotakeawoman’slotforhisstarting-point;thoughIo,asamaidenapparentlybeguiledbyattractivemerchandise,wasthereverseofMissBrooke,andinthisrespectperhapsboremoreresemblancetoRosamondVincy,whohadexcellenttasteincostume,withthatnymph-likefigureandpureblindnesswhichgivethelargestrangetochoiceintheflowandcolorofdrapery.Butthesethingsmadeonlypartofhercharm.ShewasadmittedtobetheflowerofMrs.Lemon’sschool,thechiefschoolinthecounty,wheretheteachingincludedallthatwasdemandedintheaccomplishedfemaleeventoextras,suchasthegettinginandoutofacarriage.Mrs.LemonherselfhadalwaysheldupMissVincyasanexample:nopupil,shesaid,exceededthatyoungladyformentalacquisitionandproprietyofspeech,whilehermusicalexecutionwasquiteexceptional.Wecannothelpthewayinwhichpeoplespeakofus,andprobablyifMrs.LemonhadundertakentodescribeJulietorImogen,theseheroineswouldnothaveseemedpoetical.ThefirstvisionofRosamondwouldhavebeenenoughwithmostjudgestodispelanyprejudiceexcitedbyMrs.Lemon’spraise.

           LydgatecouldnotbelonginMiddlemarchwithouthavingthatagreeablevision,orevenwithoutmakingtheacquaintanceoftheVincyfamily;forthoughMr.Peacock,whosepracticehehadpaidsomethingtoenteron,hadnotbeentheirdoctor(Mrs.

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